Leftover black beans, brown rice, plus baked or steamed potatoes come together to make these delicious patties. Simply add favorite spices, mash them together, and pan-cook to desired crispness.
Serve as bean burgers in mini buns with favorite fixings, or enjoy as-is with favorite dipping sauce or ketchup.
Ingredients
1 cup cooked black beans, drained well
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 medium potato, cooked
a few slices of bread, preferably heels :)
1 Tbsp coriander powder
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp sambal oelek or Tabasco™ sauce (or any favorite chili paste or sauce)
1 tsp garlic powder
salt to taste
A few tablespoons of Olive oil for pan frying
Preparation
- Mash the ingredients together, adding just enough bread slices to make a dough that can be shaped easily; taste and adjust seasoning
- Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a pan, shape the patties and fry both sides till firm and done
sheela, the balancing act is getting better. :) slowly a day at a time.. thanks for asking.
ReplyDeletenice patties!! This post of yours reminded me of an out of print cookbook - oh wow.. just it looked it up and it is available on Amazon.. so I guess very much in print! :)
Vegetarian Burgers by Bharti Kirchner.. I have borrowed it from the library in the past and absolutely loved it. all her burgers were pretty similar to what you created and I was surprised to see such a huge choice and all very creative.